glaçure

\ɡla.syʁ\

/\ɡla.syʁ\/ noun

The verdict

“glaçure” is an uncommon French word, ranked #96,968 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#96,968
frequency rank, French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action de recouvrir les poteries d’un enduit qui au feu doit se vitrifier.

Key facts for glaçure
PropertyValue
Headwordglaçure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɡla.syʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#96,968
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “glaçure” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). glaçure lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for glaçure is 7 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɡla.syʁ\. Corpus data places it at rank #96,968 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for glaçure, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is glaçure, spelled G-L-A-Ç-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de recouvrir les poteries d’un enduit qui au feu doit se vitrifier.
  2. 2
    Enduit que le potier applique sur les céramiques avant la cuisson. Ce vernis les rend imperméables et leur donne de la brillance.

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "glaçure"?
"glaçure" is spelled G-L-A-Ç-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɡla.syʁ\.
What does "glaçure" mean?
As a noun, "glaçure" means: Action de recouvrir les poteries d’un enduit qui au feu doit se vitrifier.
How do you pronounce "glaçure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "glaçure" is \ɡla.syʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "glaçure" come from?
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Using “glaçure”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is G-L-A-Ç-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɡla.syʁ\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list